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Vietnam’s no. 2 chess player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son welcomed 2016 with good news as he moved up 19 notches to 105th position in the world men’s rankings for January announced recently by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). Son earned an additional seven elo points from the 2015 Qatar Masters Open taking place in the latter half of December, increasing his world rating from 2642 to 2649. The 12-day tournament could be considered a success to the Vietnamese master as he finished 15th overall with six points after nine matches, just one point behind world no. 1 player Magnus Carlsen…... [read more]

Nhan Dan Online - Vietnam's chess star Le Quang Liem is on a good run in his world blitz title defence campaign, snatching eight points after the first 11 games of the 2014 World Blitz Chess Championship on June 19. >> Vietnamese master Truong Son ranks fifteenth in world chess rapid championship >> Quang Liem off to good start at world championships Eighth-seeded Liem performed outstandingly in his opening six matches, winning five, against Indian Surya Ganguly, Uzbekistani Rustam Kasimdzhanov, German George Meier and Americans Alexander Onischuk and Hikaru Nakamura, and recording just one draw with Russia's Aleksey Dreev. In…... [read more]

Nhan Dan Online - Top Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem ended June 16 in seventh place, with four points after five games, as the first day of the 2014 World Rapid Chess Championship concluded at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. >> Quang Liem, Truong Son to compete in World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships >> Liem crowned world blitz champion >> Quang Liem named Asia's number one blitz chess player Liem, who is the reigning world blitz chess champion, emerged victorious against Iran's Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, China's Yu Yangyi and Moldova's Viktor Bologan,…... [read more]

VietNamNet Bridge - The two top Vietnamese chess stars, Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, are scheduled to take part in the 2014 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships from June 15-21 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will be the third of this format for the World Rapid and Blitz to be organised under the FIDE umbrella. The first tournament was held in 2012 in Astana, Kazakhstan and the second was in 2013 in Khanty Mansisk, Russia. The week-long event features the participation of 124 players from 46 countries, who…... [read more]

Grandmaster Liem climbs in rankings Le Quang Liem has jumped to world No 37 according to the International Chess Federation's April rankings. The news sees the Vietnamese Grandmaster return to the world's top 40 players with an elo rating of 2,710 after collecting points at the HDBank Open tournament last month in HCM City. Liem finished third with seven points, equal with teammate champion Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son after nine rounds. Son currently trails in the world rankings at number 165 with an elo of 2,612. The top spot belongs to Magnus Carlsen of Norway who has an elo of…... [read more]

HA NOI (VNS) — Le Quang Liem has jumped to world No 37 according to the International Chess Federation's April rankings. The news sees the Vietnamese Grandmaster return to the world's top 40 players with an elo rating of 2,710 after collecting points at the HDBank Open tournament last month in HCM City. Liem finished third with seven points, equal with teammate champion Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son after nine rounds. Son currently trails in the world rankings at number 165 with an elo of 2,612. The top spot belongs to Magnus Carlsen of Norway who has an elo of 2,881.…... [read more]

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has slipped to the 48th place in the latest world rankings in January, with an Elo rating of 2,703, according to the World Chess Federation. In first place is Magnus Carlsen of Norway with an Elo rating of 2,872, while Levon Aronian of Armenia, with an Elo rating of 2,812, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States are placed second and third, respectively. Liem is currently No 1 in Viet Nam and No 7 in Asia, behind Viswanathan Anand (2,773) and Pendyala Harikrishna (2,706) of India; Wang Hao (2,734), Wang Yue (2,717) and Ding Liren…... [read more]

Nhan Dan - The year 2013 marked a sparkling milestone in the career of top Vietnam chess master Le Quang Liem. He finished first in the blitz chess event at the World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in June, before making history as the first Vietnamese player to progress into the fourth round of the World Chess Cup two months later. During 16 years of pursuing a career in chess, Liem has worked hard to fulfill his childhood dream of clinching a world championship title. Liem shared interesting facts about his chess career and future plans in…... [read more]

World blitz chess champion Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will play Oliver Barbosa from the Philippines in the first round of next month's World Cup in Tromso, Norway. Tournament No 29 Liem defeated Barbosa, No 100, when they last met at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games earlier this month. Another Vietnamese representative Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, No 85, faces Russian Vladimir Akopian. It will be a tough match for the Vietnamese as his rival is seeded No 44. The world tournament has attracted 128 masters and world No 2 Levon Aronian of Armenia is favourite to take first place.…... [read more]

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has fallen three notches to 33rd in the latest FIDE world rankings. Magnus Carlsen of Norway remains in first place, followed by Levon Aronian of Armenia. Young ace American-born Italian Fabiano Caruana jumped to third place. At the ongoing Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in the Republic of Korea, Liem scored just 4.5 points from seven games to finish 11th in the standard chess category.-VNA... [read more]